Change in Time Limits for Resolving Claims Applies Retroactively

A divided Kansas Supreme Court ruled that a 2011 change in the law applied retroactively to shorten the time that a school district employee had to resolve her workers’ compensation claim. Case: Knoll v. Olathe School District No. 233, No. 116,167, 04/19/2019, published. Facts: Helen Loree Knoll worked for the Olathe School District No. 233. She suffered injuries in a workplace fall in October 2009. At the time of her accident, Kansas Statutes Annotated Section 44-523(f) required the dismissal of any pending claim that did not make it to a final hearing, settlement hearing or an agree...